Dobroteka at Arena Design 2015 in Poznań!

Dobroteka at the Arena DESIGN 2015 fair in Poznań will present an exhibition of furniture created during the "Good Designer's Week 2014" workshops and utility objects resulting from the "The Noblest Form of Wood Processing" sculpture plein-air event.

Arena DESIGN in Poznań is an excellent opportunity to showcase the latest achievements in the field of design. At this year's exhibition, Dobroteka will present the results of two activities carried out in 2014, illustrating different ways of shaping the human environment – furniture workshops and a sculpture plein-air event.
The third edition of the Good Designer's Week 2014 workshops involved 10 young designers – students and graduates of Polish design schools from Katowice, Krakow, Poznań, Wrocław, and Lublin. Five duos of designers collaborated with furniture companies from Dobrodzień: Halupczok Kuchnie i Wnętrza, Meblonowak, Meble Jonczyk, Kler, and Sit Sit. Design proposals were consulted with technologists and craftsmen already at the concept stage, which allowed for the elimination of technologically difficult solutions and the joint identification of the strong points of the designs. The only limits were time and budget – companies could allocate up to PLN 2000 for prototypes, and the project had to be completed within just 7 days. Each team tackled a different design theme, as a result of which, at the final working exhibition, we could see everything from kitchen furniture, through tables, TV cabinets, dining furniture, soft poufs, to comfortable upholstered furniture. Designers had the opportunity to learn about both classic craftsmanship and modern furniture production technologies from companies in Dobrodzień. For producers, it was an opportunity to get acquainted with the innovative thinking of designers.
Meanwhile, at the "The Noblest Form of Wood Processing" Sculpture Plein-Air event, nine professional sculptors and students of sculpture departments of art academies created 16 unique utility objects over two weeks. The subject of the artists' work was a form or set of forms made of solid wood for use as furniture in the human environment. During the plein-air event, the sculptors created unique, and therefore irreplaceable and extremely valuable, items: tables, chairs, desks, deckchairs, and benches. In addition to Arena Design, the works from the plein-air, which form the basis of the first exhibition of utility sculpture in Poland, will also be on display in March this year at the BOIS&HABITAT fair in Belgium.
The Dobroteka exhibition at Arena Design will be available from February 17-20, 2015, in pavilion 5, stand 25.
At the concurrently running Meble Polska 2015 fair, among leading Polish furniture manufacturers, the VERO brand (stand 25 in pavilion 3A) and Halupczok Kuchnie i Wnętrza (stand 7 in pavilion 3) will present their latest products.